Proper Name guide

ǃKung

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kʊŋ/
  • General-American:
  • rhymes with -ʊŋ
  • rhymes with -uŋ

1

name

Meaning 1

A group of Bushmen people living in the Kalahari Desert.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A Khoisan language spoken in Namibia, Angola, and South Africa, famous for its click consonants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from ǃKung.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Кунг (Kung) — group of Bushmen
  • Korean: ǃ쿵족 — group of Bushmen
  • Russian: Кунг (Kung) — group of Bushmen
  • Korean: ǃ쿵어 — Khoisan language
  • Russian: жу (žu) — Khoisan language
  • ǃKung: !xun — Khoisan language